Cabinet.



0. ARONSON.

CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 20, 1912.

Patented July 30, 1912.

COLUMBIA FLANOGRAPH c o., WASHINGTON. u.. CA

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OTTO .ARONS01\T, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application Ied January 20, 1912. Serial No. 672,483.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Orro ARoNsoN, a citizen of Sweden, and resident of the borough of Bronx, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cabinets, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to an article of furniture on the order of a smokers cabinet or sewing table or general utility cabinet.

The object is to provide a device of this kind conveniently designed for the reception of the various articles of smoking or sewing paraphernalia, the various receptacles and shelves or the like being normally received within the interior or the outer confines of the cabinet, and being simultaneously movable outward and Simultaneously retractable, preferably under the action of a spring or its equivalent.

The object, further, is to provide a cabinet in which the outwardly movable parts will be most compactly contained when not in use, so that the cabinet at such times will occupy little space, being then suitable for use as an ornamental stand or table.

ln the accompanying drawings illustrating the invention: Figure 1 is a partial plan section and top plan view with parts broken away, the left hand part being in section with the parts in normal or retracted position, and the right hand part being in plan with the parts in operated or projected position; Fig. 2 is a partial section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 with parts broken away, the parts at the left hand side being shown in normal or retracted position, and the parts at the right hand side in operated or projected position; Fig. 3 is a front view of Fig. l, parts Vat the right hand side being shown projected and parts at the left hand side retracted; Fig. 4 is a partial section on the line 4 of Fig. 1 terminating at the line 2 2; Fig. 5 is a partial section on the line 5 of Fig. 1, terminating at the line 2 2; and Fig. 6 is a fragmentary left hand side view of Fig. 2 with parts broken away.

The body of the cabinet comprises a lower, larger compartment 10 and an upper, smaller compartment 11, set centrally on the lower compartment. The body thus forms ya terraced structure of attractive appearance. It may be supported on legs 34.

In the lower compartment is a drawer 12, slidable forward and backward through an opening in the front wall of the compartment and guided by guides 33. In rear of the drawer 12 and centrally of the compartment 10 are slides 24 guided by undercut guides 25. These slides are movable in directions opposite to each other and at right angles to the drawer 12, to which they are connected by tapes 28, anchored at 29 to the sides of the drawer and at 30 to the inner rends ofthe slides, the tapes passing intermediate their ends around direction-changing rollers 31 mounted on pins 35. drawer 12 and slides 24 are operated simultaneously in outward directions by means of a lever 14, pivoted at one end at 15 to a block in the lower compartment and having an operating portion or handle 16 projecting through a slot 17. The lever is connected intermediate its ends with the drawer bv f means of a link 32, the rear end of which is pivoted to a ledge 13 projecting rearward from the drawer. Bowed springs 26, anchored at their rear ends at 27 to the compartment 10 and at their forward ends bearing against the outer ends of the slides 24 are distorted when the latter are moved in a spring raised button 22 (see Fig. 2) or;

the end 36 of the catch itself projecting outward through a slot 37 in the front wall ofthe compartment 10. (See Fig. 3).

A drawer 41 is located in the lower part of the upper compartment 11, resting en the top of the compartment 10 and sliding forward and backward through an opening in the front wall of compartment 11 and between the side walls of the compartments acting as guides. This drawer is connected to the drawer 12, so as to move therewith, by

means of screws 42, which pass down through the bottom of drawer 41, through clearance openings in the top of compart- `ment 10 and into the ledge 13. lt will be 'seen that drawer 41 does not extend forward so far as drawer 12, so that access to the lat yter is not obstructed.

rlhe slides 24 carry shelves 23 at their outer ends, these shelves being normally" Patented July 30, 1912.,

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received within the upper part of compart-v ment 10 but projecting outside thereof through openings 39 when the parts are op-E erated. These shelves may carry matchstriking pads, or they may be considerably larger so as to constitute useful extensions ofthe top of compartment 10.

Slides 43 are located in the Aupper part of compartment 11, which may be separat-ed from the lower part of the same compart-' ment by a wall 45; and these slides are directly overgthe `lower-slides 24, withwhich` vthey are Vconnected by screws 47 extending downward through :ledges 44 on slides 43,:

Vclearance slots 46 in wall v45 .and `clearance slots l38 in the top yof the bottom compart-v ment `into ,the slides :24. :Slides 43 have receptacles 52 formed therein, for holding new and burned matches or other articles, and it will befobserved that Ithe receptacle slides 43 Ado .not extend so far out -as the vmovable receptacles.

shelves23, so thatthe latter. are conveniently` Theslides 43 operate in a lspace accessible. between stationary vcompartments vor trays this top piece, which acts as:acover for the The -slides 43 carry entablatures 48 at iopposite sides thereof,

each entablature covering one-half of one of the .trays 40, when the parts lare Ain vretracted position, but uncovering the tray whenxthe parts z.areprojected These en-v tablatures together with the top piece 49 constitute the top of .the compartment 11.y As shown in Fig. 6 they yare flush with each'.

other. An ash receiver or receptacle 51 for other articles is .mounted centrally in the-stationary top1piece49g'and at oppositev Asides of vthis receiver .are longitudinal ribs 53, for the reception ofcigars between them. Normally all the movable parts are located inside the cabinet. To bring :theparts into', use, the handle :of llever 14.is grasped and :pulled forward, thereby directly advancing the drawer l2 and lwith it the drawer 41.

Through the vflexible connections 28, the

Aslides 24 .are forced .outward in directions atqright tangles to vthese ldrawer-s and carry with-them the shelves 23, and the `slides 43, with .the receptacles .52. and the entablatures 48. These last uncover the trays 40. When the Lcatch .18 ,is released-the springs return all :parts to normal positions.

Having described my invention, ywhat I;

desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim is:-

1. A cabinet having @parts :normally contained therein,.fguides in which said-.parts aremovahleat angles-5to eachfother outward receptacles,

from different sides of the cabinet and inward into the same, a ieXible tension connection between the angularly movable parts, a direction-changing guide about which said connection passes, manual operating meansapplied to the part at one end of the vfiexible connection, and an operating spring applied to the part at the other end of the flexible connection.

2. ln a cabinet, the combination `of a drawer movable out and in through one side thereof, aslide inside the cabinetmovable at right angles to said drawer, means for moving the drawer and Aslide simultaneously in outward and inward directions, a shelf carried by said Aslide so as to be yprojected outside of the cabinet or to beretracted, and a receptacle above said :slide and connected ytherewit-h so as tomove outward from the cabinet and to be retracted therein, said shelf extending outward'farther than said receptacle.

3. In a cabinet, the combination of Astationary receptacles or trays, yoppositelyl-slid- 1 'i able entablatures forming the top of said movable receptacles formed with said entablatures, and a stationary toppiece normally coveringsaid movable `receptacles.

4. In a cabinet, the combination 4of a bcdy, receptacles or trays in the top part of said bcdy, a stationary top piece between `said trays, receptacles normally covered fby said top piece and A`slidable outward therefrom, and entablatures carried at opposite sides of each slidable receptacle andeach covering half of the trays when retracted,

said entablatures and top Vpiece together` forming the top .of said'body.

5. In a cabinet, `the combination .of a ,casing, oppositely movable slides therein,means for moving' them outward from the casing and ret-racting them, receptacles moved by and with said slides, a stationary Avtoppiece beneath-which said receptacles are received when the said slides are retracted, stationary drawers or trays, entablatures mounted with said receptacles and 4covering said shelves carried by said slides iat a lower level than said receptacles and entablatures.

6. ln va cabinet, .the combination of `a casing, a stationary top piece `materially narrower .than the casing, said top piece being provided with a central receptacle having parallel retaining ribs at each side thereof, stationary drawers or trays in the upper part-of the casing at opposite sides of `trays when said vslides are retracted, land l 7 1n a cabinet, the -combinationof a casing,.upper and lower drawers connected together and movable outward from the same side of the casing to different extents, the lower drawer projecting beyond the upper, a stationary tray or drawer above the upper movable drawer, both movable drawers projecting beyond the stationary drawer when moved outward, and a movable cover for said stationary drawer or tray.

8. In a cabinet, the combination of a casing, upper and lower drawers movable out-- ward from the same side of the casing to different extents, the lower drawer projecting beyond the upper, a stationary tray or drawer above the upper movable drawer, both movable drawers projecting beyond the stationary drawer when moved outward, complementary half covers for said stationary drawers or trays slidable in opposite directions and at right angles to said movable drawers, and operating means and connections between the movable parts for moving them simultaneously.

9. In a cabinet, the combination of abody comprising a lower larger compartment and an upper smaller compartment set cent-rally on the larger compartment,aslidable drawer in the lower compartment, slides in the lower compartment movable at right angles to the drawer and oppositely to each other, flexible connections between said drawer and slides, an operating lever and a retracting spring in the lower compartment, a drawer in the lower part of the upper compartment, vertical members connecting the two drawers, oppositely slidable receptacles in the upper part of the upper compartment, vertical members connecting said receptacles with said slides, a stationary top piece beneath which said receptacles are normally located, stationary receptacles or trays in the upper part of the upper compartment at opposite sides of the movable receptacles and stationary top piece, and entablatures carried by said movable receptacles and forming covers for said trays.

Signed at the borough of Manhattan in the county of New York and State of New York this 16th day of January A. D. 1912.

OTTO ARONSON.

Witnesses:

H. C. KARLsoN, Gr. H. PE'rTERsoN.

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